Last night Stardust woke Craig up at 3am by throwing up under the bed AND in the other room. Awful. Not normal cat throwup because she doesn't have that but vile smelly yellow huge piles. We have no idea what she is eating besides cat food as we are measuring it. How is this even possible?

Going to get her in with the vet and also an appointment with a cat behavior specialist who has a doctorate and specializes in feline behavior. Would this money be better spent on,...oh,..I dunno my CAR which is in the shop right now with broken airbags? Why yes, yes it would, but the situation with Ms. Fat Cat has gone from bad to much worse. We also found out what plant/wood material she threw up. She ATE the raffia from a cat toy. An approved cat toy. It was still full length. She didn't even chew it, just swallowed it long.

I love the kitty looks I'm getting of "put the camera down lady, can't you see we are le tired!" She's had 2 vets inspect her already, so this will be vet #3, but the first time trying the cat behavior specialist.

According to the dog specialist who was helping me (Christine on Facebook), Stardust is showing signs of OCD which some cats have, which is why she said it's beyond her expertise and referred me to the cat specialist. It's not just a normal cat behavior problem.

She's on Science Diet which is what the shelter had her on. We got her to the vet who did a full workup ($350!) worth of tests. All of them normal.

When I get my car back I'll stop by Mud Bay and possibly get some small bags of food to try her on. She is unnaturally hungry though. I think there is something wrong with her that she is so hungry she'll eat cat toys if she doesn't have access to food.

Yes, she was tested for worms AND dewormed. :( The animal expert who told me this is beyond her expertise but gave me a reference said this sounds like OCD behavior with her harming herself by biting her own tail, and getting stuck on chasing it for hours and hours and also eating non-food items when her access to food is limited.

Pippi used to chew all the hair off of her tail when she got nauseous. She hasn't done that for a while, but now, when she gets nauseous, she licks everything in sight, particularly rugs, floor, furniture... which just makes her get more sick and cough up hairballs! Our vet actually prescribed a small dose of Kaopectate when she starts this which seems to help.

I would love it if she is just nauseated and we can help her. If this is a mental issue or something we can't fix,...ugh,..it's so disruptive, messy, difficult, hard on us and our other cats. It's really making it hard for us as a family. I want to be a good and loving cat mama, but at this point I'm exhausted and running out of patience (and money).

my kitty pukes up bile on occasion when she gets into one of my plants (my oxalis, which is poisonous but only in huge amounts, she chews on a leaf and bam, bile puke--no food product, it's just gross yellow smelly bile).

Switching the food up (gradually) might be a good idea -- all of the science diet versions have a lot of common allergens in it.

Pet Pros has a few other options that you could try that don't have the common cat allergens (corn wheat fish etc). They also carry small trial size bags of certain brands for a couple of bucks so you can try it out to see if it helps (and not be out too much $). I'm not sure if you're feeding wet or dry or both. We feed orijen right now but we have used other human grade cat foods.

In any case, good luck. I've seen similar behavior to the nonstop eating in the past and it was an allergy and lifestyle adjustment thing.

I've never had trouble bonding with a cat before. She makes it really hard to like her right now. :( We've been trying so hard and it sucks to feel like a failure. Thanks for your suggestions and encouragement. Much needed.